AWEA's Wind Energy Fall Symposium (Event)

AWEA's Wind Energy Fall Symposium will be held in Carlsbad, California on November 14 and 15, 2012. This exclusive, high-level event sets the stage for sharing successes, strategies, and lessons-learned with your wind industry peers. Giving you the information and tools you need to operate in a complex and global marketplace, the AWEA Wind Energy Fall Symposium's educational program will outfit you with a competitive edge to advance your organization and enhance your career. This year's program includes sessions that address not only industry trends and innovations, but teach you how to best communicate wind energy's benefits to external audiences —both steadfast and skeptical.

VERGE @ Greenbuild (Event)

The VERGE event will be held on November 13 and 13 at The InterContinental San Francisco, 888 Howard Street, San Francisco, California. VERGE brings together business innovators, entrepreneurs, and leading public officials to illuminate the opportunities for radical efficiencies created through technology advancements in energy, buildings and transportation. As explained by Steve Avadek of CitiGroup, "VERGE was the most valuable conference I have attended."

Toronto Greenhouse Green Business Strategy Summit 2012 (Event)

Expert panels, a facilitated workshop and case studies along with insightful keynotes from accomplished executives combine at GREEN BUSINESS STRATEGY SUMMIT 2012 on November 8th, 2012 at One King West Hotel in Toronto, Canada to provide the foundation for a tangible business strategy that you can implement immediately.

Global investment in "clean" technology is exploding, the world’s largest corporations have embraced environmental sustainability and your customers are making purchasing decisions based on how "green" your products or services are. What is your strategy?

The National Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference (Event))

The 5th national Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference (CEWEC) is scheduled for November 13-15, 2012 at the Albany Marriott, Albany, New York. This event offers the most current information on instructional strategies, curriculum development, credentialing and best practices for training in the renewable energy and energy efficiency fields. There will be more than 60 presentations over three days including a look forward at some new and thought-provoking next generation technologies and workforce needs.

Three Solar Power Events (June 2012)

Solar Investment Forum 2012 in Munich On the 13th of June a solar investment forum will be held in Munich, Germany. Returning for its 5th year the 2012 Solar Investment Forum is an official Side Event of Intersolar Europe which will bring together leading experts from across the solar sector for a day of unrivalled networking and the opportunity to hear about the latest financing opportunities and developments in the solar sector. For more information or to register click here.  

Three Wind Power Events in London (June 2012)

Global Offshore Wind 2012 in London: On the 13th and 14th of June a conference will be held on wind energy in London, UK. This event is the world's first truly global offshore wind energy conference and exhibition. For more information or to register click here.  

Introduction to Wind Resource Risk in London: On the 25th of June a conference will be held Green Power Academy in London, UK. This one day conference will address the introduction to the economics, practical challenges and technological solutions to quantifying and mitigating wind resource risk. For more information click here.  

The Mediterranean City Conference: An Integrated Approach to Climate Change Adaptation (Event)

On June 25-27, 2012 at the Sheraton Downtown, Los Angeles an event will be taking place on Mediterranean cities and climate change. Although countries across the Mediterranean regions may have differing developmental priorities, the urban centers face similar challenges. The Mediterranean City Consortium will work to collaborate and develop integrated climate change adaptation strategies and seek to share resources, technology and information for regionally relevant responses.

Responsible Business Summit USA (Event)

Over 150 corporate executives will gather in New York on June 28 – 29 to discuss how to revamp and re-focus CSR and sustainability. This will include corporate vice-presidents from companies such as; Timberland, GAP, Life Technologies Corp, AT&T, HP, Mars Inc, ABB NAM, Fedex. They will address how to embed CSR into core business functions and gain competitive edge from sustainability at the Responsible Business Summit USA . All sessions will highlight how CSR is used to generate business value, enhance reputation and meet corporate citizenship demands.

3 Events with an Environmental Theme in London (July)

Here are three upcoming training courses taking place in London, UK, early in July 2012. The first is an introduction to carbon footprint accounting, the second is about carbon finance for renewable projects and the third is a condensed series of courses known as a "mini-MBA". These training courses are staged boy Green Power Academy.  

The 7 Graces Global Conference (7GGC Event)

The 7 Graces Global Conference (7GGC) is neither a trade show nor a training event. It is an emerging worldwide community of business owners, marketers, media professionals, journalists, eco-citizens and conscious consumers who will together create a paradigm shift away from big (and bigger) business, and towards a more holistic and sustainable model for commerce that is kinder to our health, our communities, our economy and our planet. Because we want the dialogue to be truly GLOBAL, you can attend either in person at the London event, or from anywhere in the world via Interactive Live Stream.

Course on Environmental Litigation in Washington DC

On the 20th to the 22nd of June a course will be held on environmental litigation in Washington DC. This advanced course of study, now in its 37th year, provides a unique opportunity for private and public-sector environmental lawyers to refine their litigation skills by understanding better how litigation problems, substantive environmental law, and science relate to each other.

Cost-Saving Energy Efficiencies Conference in London

On the 19th and 20th of June a conference on cost savings and energy efficiencies will be taking place in London, UK. The event will address alternative funding strategies and present compelling business cases for impressive cost reductions through energy efficiencies.

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Renewable Energy Finance Forum Wall Street / New York

On the 19th and 20th of June a conference will be held on renewable energy finance in New York. Join the leaders of the US renewable energy industry for the 9th edition of this conference. It has certainly been a turbulent year for the American renewable energy industry. With disappearing Federal support and several high-profile bankruptcies, clearly there are challenges ahead for the sector. But they are not insurmountable! This forum brings together the power players of the sector under one roof to navigate the pathway for future growth. The revitalized agenda for 2012 will equip participants with takeaway strategies designed to improve your bottom line. For more information or to register click here.

Two Sustainable Business Events in Glasgow (June 2012)

Supply Chain Management and Sustainable Procurement workshop in Glasgow: An event focusing on sustainable supply chains will be taking place at The Lighthouse, in Glasgow, Scotland on Wednesday June 13th from 8.45am to 2pm. For more information click here.

6th Annual Environmental and Clean Technology Conference in Glasgow: On the 21st of June a cleantech conference will be held in Glasgow, Scotland. The Scottish Environmental Technology Network’s annual conference provides a great platform for Scottish ECT businesses to network and showcase their products and services to those who need environmental solutions. For more information click here.

Two Events Focused on African Energy (Spring/Summer 2012)

Review of African Utility Week in Johannesburg: African Utility Week (AUW) took place in Johannesburg, South Africa. AUW is the only African exhibition that covers the entire spectrum of the power, water and waste management utilities industry in all its many forms. It's designed for African utilities, large industrial end users in Africa and solution providers from across the globe. For more information or to see reviews of the conference click here.  

Africa Energy Forum 2012 in Berlin: On June 26th to June 28th, The Africa Energy Forum (AEF) will be taking place in Berlin. AEF was launched in 1999, it is Africa's premier annual power investment and business forum, where governments and state utilities address the international energy community on opportunities available in Africa's power sectors. Now in its 14th year, the Africa Energy Forum is the established meeting place for the African power sector. All the players in the industry are in the same place at the same time. As the International Finance Corporation noted in 2011 "AEF is the biggest and most interesting conference on African energy in the world.” AEF unites government and power utilities of Africa with the energy industry to focus on delivering power infrastructure projects in Africa. With massive demand for power in Africa, and international investors keen to fund power projects, this is the established event that African governments and private sector attend year on year. As a result AEF has become the place to do business and meet new and prospective clients. Click here to download the latest AEF 2012 brochure. For more information or to register click here.

GreenCo Summit 2012 - "How to Green your Company?" (Event)

The GreenCo Summit 2012 is scheduled on 14 & 15 June 2012 at Hotel Intercontinental The Lalit, Mumbai. With the rapidly expanding population and increased demand for consumption of natural resources, there is a need to address our ecological footprint with a sense of sustainability. With global committees & forums established to address this need, governments across the world have targets for reductions, as well as policies and action plans. Industry has a vital role in the economy, will have to address the issues of environmental sustainability on a Cradle-to-Grave approach, looking beyond the areas of Energy Efficiency, Water Conservation and Waste Management.

Smart Business Conference UK (Event)

The Smart Business Conference will take place at the Amex Stadium, Brighton, UK on June 15th. This one day conference will provide sustainable growth opportunities for private and public sector leaders. The aim of the day is to showcase opportunities to create business value in a resource constrained environment, and highlight how integration of technology into Cities enables sustainability, well-being and economic development. It will also Provide the context for sustainable growth opportunities and present case studies (Smart City and Smart Business initiatives). Delegates will be equipped with the ideas, information and contacts to deliver solutions in their own organisations.